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1 WEEK LATER

It's been a week since Maya last talked to Roman and no matter how much she tried not to she would hear his words echoing in her head every day. She wished she was able to move on as easy as he did, as if they were nothing but she couldn't.

It was her day off so she was sitting on her couch making plans for her, meg and their friends that night to go do some karaoke. She used to love to do it but hasn't since her and Roman split. She figured the best way to get over him was stop avoiding places and things because of him. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. She wasn't expecting anyone so she wasn't going to answer it but whoever was at the door wasn't going away anytime soon. Sighing she got up and opened the door.

"What are you doing here?" Maya asked, the venom obvious in her voice.

"I'm here to tell you to stay away from Roman."

"I haven't been around Roman." Maya said sternly glaring at Jessie.

"He told me you two talked."

"Yeah a week ago. You're a little late."

"Oh sorry I was busy traveling the world with my fiance. But I'm here now, and you need to realize you two were never going to last, you're over he's with me. So if you know what's good for you, you'll stay away from him. Okay sweetheart?" Jess smiled before turning and walking to her car.

Maya slammed the door and let out a scream. When Maya first met Jessie she told Roman to be careful that she didn't trust her. Roman always said she was just paranoid. Paranoid..right. Maya thought walking over and picking up her phone.

"We need to go out asap! I need a drink." Maya sent in a group message to her friends.

Later that night Maya was at a booth surrounded with alcohol and friends, waiting for her turn to go sing a song.

"I forgot how fun this used to be." She laughed before taking a sip of her drink watching as a couple sang a duet together.

"You forgot how fun life used to be. Time to change that!" Meg smiled

Maya smiled back but it slowly faded when she saw Roman, Dean and Jessie walk into the bar.

"You know..I think it's time for me to go." she said downing the rest of her drink and going to stand up.

"No, I don't think so!" Josh, a friend of Meg's said. "You're staying here, you're singing a song and you're going to have fun."

"My ex-"

"Who cares?! Stop letting him ruin everything." Meg said annoyed.

Maya was about to answer when they announced her name saying she was next. Roman froze and looked at the stage, he had no idea she was here and wasn't ready to see her again yet.

"Whoa she's looking good." Dean said when Maya took the stage.

"No one cares Dean!" Jessie scoffed rolling her eyes.

"I'll be right back." Roman said as he rushed to the bathroom.

"What are you doing?" Roman heard Dean ask from behind him.

"Going to the bathroom?"

"Or hiding out like a child because your ex is singing a song?" Dean said while eyeing Roman.

"It's not like that Dean." Roman sighed.

"Then let's go listen to her finish whatever she's singing." Dean said grabbing the door and holding it open. Roman followed Dean out of the bathroom but chose to stay leaning on the wall listening to Maya rather than going back to his table with Jessie.

"But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though"

Maya looked out into the crowd spotting Roman instantly and feeling her heart drop but chose to look right into his eyes as she finished the song.
"Now you're just somebody that I used to know."

The music stopped and the crowd was cheering but it was all blurred to Maya. All she could see, focus on, was Roman leaning against the wall staring at her with hurt on his face. It felt like an enternity, but was really only seconds, staring at Roman. Suddenly she found herself running off the stage and out of the bar all together. As soon as the cold air of outside hit her face she started breathing hard and realized she was crying.

"Dammit!" she yelled punching the wall behind her.

"What'd the wall do to you?" she heard a familar voice. She turned to see Dean with a sympathetic smile on his face.

"Hey Dean." she said instantly wiping the tears from her face.

"Want to go somewhere? Grab something to eat? Just get away from here?" Maya nodded her head looking at the ground and walking off with Dean.

"Jessie stopped by my place today." Maya said to Dean after sitting in silence at a diner for close to ten minutes.

"What? Why?"

"Tell me to stay away from Roman."

"Like she did?" Dean scoffed. "Sorry." he apologized immeditely when he saw Maya's hurt face.

"No it's fine. I mean she is his finacee so she has a right to not want certain people around him but I mean our conversation wasn't even friendly. I even told him I wish I never met him."

"Damn.. that'd explain it."

"Explain what?" Maya questioned.

"Why he's been so down lately. You know he cares for you and wants you in his life."

"Dean don't. Okay? Just...don't."

"Okay, okay." Dean held up his hands.

Just then the waiter brought their food and the two started eating in silence.

"Is Roman..you know happy?" Maya finally asked the question that's been killing her. She wanted him to be happy, but she wanted him to be as miserable as she was.

"Sometimes. He's happy when he's in the ring, meeting fans, granting wishes, all that. At home? Not so much. Honestly, this stays between us, but I don't think he wants to be with Jessie."

"They're engaged Dean."

"Because she pressured him."

"What?"

"When you two broke up, Roman was a mess. I mean I've never seen him like that and like the rat that she is, she used it to her advantage. She tried to act like a friend to Roman and they got together or whatever next thing I know they're engaged. He told me she wanted a commitment, that she wanted something to show they're together like an engagement ring and it happened."

"Well, Roman's a grown man. He still chose to do it."

"She's manipulative."

"How Dean?"

"She knew your relationship was falling apart, she played it, she's using Roman."

"For what?"

"I don't know, I..I just don't trust her."

"Well like I said Roman's a grown man. He has to make his own decisions and deal with the consquences."

"So you don't care that he could be being taken advanage of?"

"I can't care Dean, because every time I've cared about him it's biten me in the ass. Don't get me wrong I hope you're wrong but I can't be concerned about him. I have to finally put myself first and whatever happens with them happens. It's on him. He chose to leave me and get with her."

"Maya-"

"I'm done talking about it." Maya said pushing her food away from her, not feeling hungry anymore.

Later that evening.

"Leave Maya alone." Dean said walking into Roman and Jessie's house.

"Sure come on in Dean." Jessie said walking into the living room from the kitchen.

"Whatever. Leave her alone got it?" Dean said sternly, staring at Jessie.

"What's going on?" Roman questioned looking back and forth between the two.

"Little miss perfect here decided to go to Maya's house today."

"You did?! Why?!" Roman said turning his attention to Jessie.

"It's not a big deal Roman. I told her to stay away from you that's all." she shrugged.

"That's all?! That wasn't your place!" Roman slightly raised his voice.

"Umm I'm your finacee and if your ex is coming around it is my place."

"You got what you wanted, you broke Roman up from a girl who actually gave a damn about him not his status so just leave her the hell alone or deal with me." Dean yelled before walking out of their house and slamming their door.

"Geeez, your friend is crazy." Jessie said shaking her head.

"Don't call him that. And don't go behind my back to tell people not to be in my life." Roman said grabbing his jacket.

"Where are you going?!"

"To Maya's. I'm going to apologize for what you did." Before Jessie could repsond Roman was out the door.

Meg had texted Maya that she was spending the night at Josh's so not to wait up and since Maya was alone she decided she was going to get beyond drunk to forget everything she possibly could.

"Maya open up." Maya heard followed by some knocks. She knew that voice, it was Roman. She tried to tell herself not to open the door but the alcohol was clouding her judgement and she found herself opening it.

"Oh look it's Roman!" She sang opening the door taking a gulp from her bottle and walking over to the couch.

Roman followed her inside and saw empty beer bottles, smirnoff bottles and half empty bottle of Jack Daniels.

"So what are you doing here? Tell me to leave you alone like Jess did?" she slurred.

"Actually I'm here to apologize. I had no idea she was coming here and I told her she had no right."

"Okayyyyy." she said before drinking the rest of her drink.

"Why don't we get you some water?" Roman sighed walking into the kitchen and bringing back a glass of water.

"Why don't we get you back to your fianceeeeeee?" she said dragging out fiancee while accidentally knocking the glass of water onto the floor breaking the glass. "Oooooops." she laughed falling to the floor to try to clean it up.

"Don't, I got it." Roman said kneeling down beside her.

"Ow!" Maya exclaimed pulling her hand back extremely fast.

"What? What happened?"

"I cut myself." she said looking down at her hand.

"Let me see." Roman said grabbing her hand. "That's gotta hurt."

"Not as badly as a broken heart." Maya responded looking right into his eyes.

"I'll umm..go get the first aid kit." Roman said quickly getting up walking to the bathroom.

While Roman was looking for the first aid kit Maya was sitting on the floor on her knees looking at the blood pool from her finger. She thought to herself that it felt nice to see physical evidence of the pain. A broken heart no one could see, no one knew it was there but this? This was visible, people knew she was hurting this way.

"Come on." Roman said slowly guiding her to her feet to sit her back on the couch. "It's actually not that bad, you won't need stitches or anything." He said when he finished cleaning and wrapping up her finger. When he finished he held her hand a little longer, liking the feeling of familiarity and comfort of it.

"I wish I could quit you." Maya mumbled.

"What?" Roman said gently, looking up at her.

"I wish I could quit you. I remember watching Brokeback hearing the line and thinking how much it had to hurt to feel that way. How I hoped I never would but, I do."

"Maya...what do you mean?"Roman asked.

"I mean I wish I could quit you. I havent. I still think of you, wonder about you, watch wrestling for you. I just wish I could quit. Act like we never existed like you do."

"I don't do that Maya."

"Yes you do."

Roman questioned if he should really tell her this but he figured she was so drunk there was no way she could remember. "I still have saved messages from you. I read them all the time. I look at pictures of us all the time. I even check your social media to make sure you're okay. I haven't quit you, Maya."

"You havent?" she asked slowly looking up at him.

"No."

"It seems like it."

"I know but trust me I haven't. Part of my heart is still broken from losing you. I'm starting to think it always will be."

"I don't get how we let this happen to us Roman.. it was always us against the world. And now it's like it's you vs me. I never wanted that."

"It just all happened so fast Maya. I'm not sure how we got here but I wish we never did."

"I just wish I could get over you."

"I'm not over you either."

"You're engaged." Maya said, realizing he was still holding her hand and pulling it back.

"I know. But I'd be lying if I said there weren't days I wished I was waking up next to you still. Coming home to you. Kissing you good night. Way more days than I care to admit I wish it was you."

"If you could take it back, would you?" Maya asked looking into his eyes.

Roman looked in Maya's eyes and he knew he couldn't lie to her. Those eyes never let him.

"Yes."

As soon as Roman said that Maya kissed him. Roman was shocked at first but kissed her back quickly their lips moving together.

"I forgot how good you tasted." Maya said after they parted, their foreheads still together.

"God, I've been wanting this for so long." Roman said kissing Maya again.

Maya found herself laying backwards on the couch and pulling Roman on top of her never breaking the contact between their lips.

This was definitely the last thing Roman thought was going to happen when he came over here tonight.

The next morning Maya woke up with a killer headache feeling like if she even tried to think about moving she was going to be puking forever.

"Morning, here." Roman said handing her pills, a glass of water and putting a plate of food down next to her.

"Thanks.." She mumbled.

She put the glass down and looked up to see Roman standing there in nothing but his boxers and she slowly looked down and realized she was wearing his T shirt but not much of anything else and guilt immeditely washed over her.

"Roman...did we..?"